Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-22
rur ORLANDO FAIR.
Closing Day and the List OF
" Awards.

Closing Day anu tno VI
Nv Awards.
.xno. FLA, Feb. 1S.-The EXPOSE
y" closed to-day. The attendance wa
lOn and the whole enterprise was voted
Hs ' suecess. The management Of
rr~nosit,on deserved and received tbs
ns Ite Of the principal exhibitors in
nA Wished in the Daily Record. The
Para I'D with little or no FRICTION. Al
fsf ui tarested to the highest degree.
THE AWARDS.
r.. following awards we're made pub
his morning: s.o,,
~ heat general display OF veEeea0ies, "
q Wv Hillsboro county, were SO nearly
Bsy .sn i1,dces divided the premium be-
squa t me giving $25 TO each OF the above
rsned.. ,., horticultural display. Mrs
bese |nlenau. orlando: silver medal of$2o
iIDle !, ~ cnI flowers, all varieties, no en-
pdinl0ma recommended. a..
ry' u Pc Pr Miss Robinson, Orlando, hrsi
l silver medal or $50.
rIIe ND OF pot flowers, Mrs. j. Il. DUKE,
y ran "-"f rst Drize, silver medal or $40.
Ont.LnIoe Tree in fruit, displayed in orange
va" eYhibit; diploma recommended.
f4l.! " II. Holden: diploma recommend
Itl "
e. ;o.t aoral design, Mrs. Marks, Orlando
5pOma and ". rod Maitland. n,
Floral design, A. hoP" oo"' "a
pom7K l'I Tessua, exhibit of Japan persim
v, ". N,rorlhv OF mention; diploma recon-
ended. ,,., srozen il, ice nv rho South
psla' Ice Company, Of Woodbridge, was
w. IN design; diploma recommended.
l1,I rot of lowers. Miss NJ. E. Thomas, Zell-
vo0I; diploma ~. I,,,,. d,,,,oro rocor,
ng gonJ iouuuet Gentry card LOST; diploma
f. & Paerer, Longwood, table bouqueti
up PPo U"%, Mrs. DR. .stringer; diploma recon-
neudsd. u u,Elro, NC
zee: diploma recommended.
Sps Mott, six best specimens OF Japan
rrslmmons; silver medal or 30.
4 Hopwood, six pine apples; silver medal
G5. s.
Rest collection OF wild native flowers; So.
las Mott. orlando, best display of fruit
L,ut.: silver medal. S2O.
Inward kuhl, best six specimens straw.
,erry plants; silver medal or So.
fernando county, best display orange anc
isnon flowers; diploma OF IS.
Bunch Of orange fOwer5; diploma or 81.
Perennial plants; diploma or 81.
pineapple plants. Mrs. Duncan, Orlando
dpioma recommended.
Best display of orange wine, Peter Mack
XOrlando; dlpl0m or SIC.
SPECIAL MUSICAL PREMIUM.
The contest for the special premium
offered bv Mr.. NJ. j. Doyle, of Sanford,
| for the best instrumental duet took place
in ]. Il. Moneys piano exhibit yester
/ day afternoon. The entries were as FOL
/ lows:
For duet, premium sl5-Miss Lora Biddel
/ aged 10, and Miss Arlie Hussey, aged 10; Miss
Ialla R. Remington. aged II. and M ss Edna
a Combs, aged 10; Miss Sybil Ramus and Mas
4 ter Carl Ramus.
for solo, premium $10-Miss Vida Holshou-
ser. aged 9: Miss Florence Mernaugh, aged 8;
/ Miss LOra Biddeli, aged 10; Miss Edna Combs
AGED l3; Miss Sybil Ramus, Master Carl Ra-
mus Master Charles Stringfellow.
Judges-Profs. j. o. Straw, f. n. Board
man and Joyner, and Miss Ida Doyle.
The young misses and masters all
played with great accuracy and precis.
/ Jon, and the performances of Miss Lora
1 Blddell and Miss and Master Ramus were
Exceptionally fine, eliciting many express
siOns OF praise from the large audience
asSembled to hear the contest.
The Judges awarded the prize for tn G
best piano duet to Miss Sybil and Master
ECarl Ramus, and for the best piano solo
to Miss Sybil Ramus, all of Sanford.
The duet by Misses Lora Biddell and
/ Arle Hussey received most lavish praise
on all sides, and these little misses well
merited the full mead OF praise awarded
them by the audience. Miss Lora BIddelPs
4 solo, "The Storm" was also a most ex-
quisitely rendered selection.
sUNDRY MENTION.
Hernando's motto: "There is but one
Florida and one HERNANDEZ" was a pleas.
ant way OF showing their pride in their
county.
Mr.. Whitner, OF Fort Reid, DIR. Foster,
Of Lake Chain, and others made grand
display Of oranges.
N. l.. Mills, OF Orlando, exhibited some
very handsome vegetables, grown on q
bay headland that hadn't been cleared
six months.
Homeland, Polk county, exhibited
/ some very fine looking strawberry plants,
with the red, ripe fruit peeping tempting
y forth from the green leaves.
u. W. Crawford, Conway, exhibited
good specimens of oats and wheat. and
beautiful and large clusters OF grape
fruit.
Inc poultry department was very fine
snd some handsome specimens were dis.
played.
Inc balloon ascension was fizzle.
oupt' SWoope, of the South Florida rail.
lOau, sent some extremely large and fine
specimens OF Tahita lines and lemons
from mi MS beautiful Mlnnehaha grove.
ine FLORIDA Nurserymen's Association
uau very good meeting Wednesday and
WS,ansacteG some important business.
s Mf steele read an interesting paper on
urape Culture" MIR. Reasoner, OF Mana.
we county, paper on Tropical Fruits, -
S %u Mr. .Iysen, Plant City, on "Peach